Umbrella or parasol



(No Model.)

J. F. JUDY & N. H. WILSON.

UMBRELLA OR PARASOL.

No. 444,359. Patented Jan. 63,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN FRANK .IUDY AND NELSON HILBERT WILSON, OF IIUNTINGBURG,

INDIANA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,359, dated January6, 1891.

Application filed June 28, 1890. Serial No. 357,130. (No model.)

To all w/wm it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN FRANK JUDY and NELSON HILBER'I \VILSON, ofHuntingburg, in the county of Dubois and State of Indiana, have inventedcertain new and useful Iinprovements in Umbrellas or Parasols; and we dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form part of this specification. 7

Our invention relates to an improvement in umbrellas or parasols; and itconsists in the arrangement and construction of parts which will befully described hereinafter.

The object of our invention is to secure the ribs and braces to thestick without the use of wires, and to so construct the parts that theribs and braces are permanently secured in position upon the runner andtop piece before they are placed in position upon the stick, and whichcannot become detached until the runner and top piece are removed fromthe stick.

Figure 1 is a vertical sect-ionof an attachment which embodies ourinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the sleeve, showing the cutawayportion. Fig. 3 is a similar View showing the sleeve placed inside ofthe iron. Fig. 4 is a vertical section showing the position of thesleeve in respect to the head when the ribs are being inserted.

A represents the rod or stick, and B the sleeve, which is placed indirect contact therewith and inside of the head 0, in which are formed anumber of sockets D to receive the balls I upon the ends of the ribs G.The sleeve 13 is placed inside of the head and is provided with arecess1-1. When it is desired to place a rib in the head, this sleeve isturned 'sothat the recess H will be opposite the particular socket inwhich the rib is to be placed, and then the rib will pass up through therecess into the socket, and then by turning the sleeve the rib is lockedin place. In this manner all of the ribs are placed in the top piece andsuccessively locked therein by the sleevebefore it is placed upon thestick. The recess H, as shown, does not extend to the topof the sleeve,so that the sleeve must be slightly raised while the ribs are beingplaced in position, and then by pushing the sleeve down, as shown inFig. 1, all of the ribs are permanently locked in place. This sleeveserves to prevent the balls from becoming displaced in their socketafter they have once been inserted and before the head can be applied tothe rod or stick. If this sleeve were not used, a great deal of care andattention would be necessary to prevent the balls from becomingdisplaced from their sockets after the ribs were once attached to thehead and before the head could be placed upon the rod or stick. In orderto hold the ribs to the head after the balls have once been placed intheir sockets, this sleeve is used. The recessed end of the sleeve isplaced inside of the head, and then the recess is brought opposite toone of the sockets, so as to allow the ball upon the rib to be insertedinto position, and then the sleeve is turned so as to bring the recessopposite another socket, the solid side of the sleeve serving to preventthe ball from becoming displaced. In this manner the sleeve is made tosuccessively lock the ball upon each of the ribs in place, and then canbe attached to the stick or rod by passing a pin L through the flange Nupon the top of the head, the sleeve, and the stick, as shown. Thebraces P are attached to the runner Q in substantially the same manner.Inside of the runner is placed a second sleeve R, and which is also cutaway upon one side, and which serves to lock the balls S in theirsockets in the runner, as already described. The sleeve is drawn up outof the socket and the cut-away portion successively brought opposite theinner end of each socket, and then as the balls are placed in positionthe sleeve is turned around, so as to bring the recess or cut-awayportion successively opposite the other sockets and to have the solidportion close the ends of the sockets in which the balls have alreadybeen placed. Through the inner end of the runner and the head are formedcuts or slots which extend from the sockets, and which slots allow theribs and braces to be freely opened and closed.

By means of the construction here shown and described a very strong anddurable whereby the slot is made to register with the sockets by raisingand turning itfor the passage of the rib-heads, and which are locked inthe sockets bya longitudinal movement of the sleeve, substantially asshown and described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JGHN FRANK JUDY. NELSON I-IILBERT WILSON.

Witnesses:

LOUIS A. MILLER, JOSEPH DRASH.

